Elevation

4,068 ft / 1,240 m

#51 in New York

#37,916 in United States

Prominence

164 ft / 50 m

#505 in New York

#11,679 in United States

Summits

185 summits

#58 in New York

#155 in United States

Top climbing months

August   22%

June   19%

September  17%

Most climbed route

Herd path from Macomb

15.3 mi • 5,022 ft gain

Highlights

  • Carson Peak (formerly known as South Dix) is an ADK 46er in the High Peaks Wilderness of the Adirondack Park, New York.
  • The mountain is part of the Dix Range.
  • The name was recently changed to Carson Peak after Russell M.L. Carson (1884Ð1961), author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.
  • South Dix is flanked to the northeast by Grace Peak (formerly known as East Dix), to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain.
30 summits • 15.3 mi • 5,022 ft gain • 11 hr 9 min
1 summit • 14.6 mi • 4,655 ft gain • 11 hr 57 min
1 summit • 16.7 mi • 3,785 ft gain • 8 hr 41 min
1 summit • 16.7 mi • 4,121 ft gain • 7 hr 49 min
1 summit • 18.9 mi • 5,014 ft gain • 15 hr 50 min
1 summit • 24.4 mi • 6,917 ft gain • 31 hr 46 min
1 summit • 14.8 mi • 3,811 ft gain • 8 hr 47 min

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